DOUBLE SKIN 311

THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT AND OPERATIONS OF SHIPS CERTIFIED TO CARRY NOXIOUS LIQUID SUBSTANCES IN BULK IDENTIFIED IN CHAPTER 17 OF THE INTERNATIONAL BULK CHEMICAL CODE SHALL BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE INTERNATIONAL BULK CHEMICAL CODE WHEN THE CHEMICAL TANKER IS CONSTRUCTED ON OR AFTER 1 JULY 1986. VESSEL’S PROCEDURES & ARRANGEMENT (P&A) MANUAL AND CARGO AUTHORITY ATTACHMENT MUST BE REVISED AND APPROVED AS APPROPRIATE THROUGH THE MARINE SAFETY CENTER (MSC). CURRENT NLS CERTIFICATE WILL NEED TO BE UPDATED OR CERTIFICATE OF FITNESS WILL NEED TO BE ISSUED, BASED UPON CARGO. VESSEL MAY NOT LOAD NLS UNTIL CAA IS UPDATED, INTERNATIONAL CERTIFICATE RE-ISSUED AND VESSEL IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE MOST RECENT REVISIONS TO MARPOL ANNEX II AND THE IBC CODE. VESSEL IS TO CORRECT WITHIN 2 MONTHS. -MARPOL Annex II/11.1 705C, Within 2 months.

ANY VESSEL OF AT LEAST 400 GROSS TONS THAT ENGAGES IN ONE OR MORE INTERNATIONAL VOYAGES SHALL CARRY AN INTERNATIONAL ANTI-FOULING SYSTEM CERTIFICATE. TANK BARGE DID NOT HAVE REQUIRED CERTIFICATE. VESSEL SHALL NOT TRAVEL ON INTERNATIONAL VOYAGE UNTIL APPROPRIATE CERTIFICATE IS ISSUED. 33 USC 3821, 705C, Vessel shall not sail foreign

Operational tests and checks of all safety and limit controls, combustion controls, programming controls, and safety relief valves must be conducted by the owner, chief engineer, or person in charge at the inspection for certification. Vessels thermal fluid heater was not ready for operational checks.

ny tank vessel which is equipped with an internal combustion engine driven cargo pump on the weather deck shall be provided with a minimum of one remote manual shutdown station, conspicuously marked, and located at the midpoint of such vessel, or 100 feet from the engine, whichever is the more practical. The remote quick acting manual shutdown shall be installed on the engine so as to provide a quick and effective means of stopping the engine (such as by cutting off the intake air). Vessel did not demonstrate proper operation of the cargo pump shutdown.

Vessels of 100 gross tons and less and tank barges. Tank filling pipes on motorboats and motor vessels of less than 100 gross tons and tank barges shall terminate on an open deck and shall be fitted with suitable shutoff valves, deck plugs, or caps. Shutoff was not tested or properly marked.

Each vessel vapor connection flange face must have a permanent stud projecting outward that has a 12.7 millimeter (0.5 inch) diameter and is at least 25.4 millimeters (1 inch) long. It must be located at the top of the flange face, midway between boltholes, and in line with the bolthole pattern. Port vapor recovery line missing a stud on the top of the flange. 46 CFR 39.2001(j)

A vessel or object other than those referred to in paragraph (g) of this Rule being towed shall exhibit: (i) Sidelights; (ii) A sternlight; and (iii) When the length of the tow exceeds 200 meters, a diamond shape where it can best be seen. Barge running lights were not operational at the time of inspection. 33 CFR83.24 (e)

Each Class 1 door on a vessel in ocean service must be designed to withstand a head of water equivalent to the depth from the sill of the door to the margin line but in no case less than 10 feet (3.05 meters). Watertight doors in the cargo pump room and crew accommodation spaces did not meet CFR requirements, failed chalk test. 46 CFR 170.270(b)

Personnel responsible for operating the vapor control system must complete a training program prior to the operation of the system installed on board the tank vessel. As part of the training program, personnel must be able to demonstrate through drills and practical knowledge, the proper VCS operation procedures for normal and emergency conditions. The training program must cover(Vapor control operation procedures during cargo transfer or tank barge cleaning including testing and inspection requirements. The tankerman was unfamiliar with the testing and operation of the tank pressure/vacuum (PV) relief valves and indicated there was no diagram of these PV valves on board. USCG Marine Inspectors reviewed the VOC Management Plan and the diagrams were missing from this plan. Also, USCG identified diagrams of the pressure vacuum (PV) valves in a tab in the barge's Operations Manual. Prove training requirements have been met. 46CFR39.1011(f)(1)

A tanker carrying crude oil shall have on board and implement a VOC management plan approved by the Administration. The DOUBLE SKIN 311's VOC Management Plan was missing diagrams for high velocity PV valves and individual tank PV relief valve diagrams. In section 2.4 of the VOC Management Plan, the following comment was noted in red, "Information on the High Velocity Pressure/Vacuum Relive valve and the individual tank pressure/vacuum relief valve should be placed after this page or identified by location on barge." Insert diagram in location described above or identify the location per the VOC management plan. 33CFR156.170(g)(1) and 46CFR31.10-17(a)(4)

Each vapor hose, vapor collection arm, pressure or vacuum relief valve and pressure sensor is tested and inspection in accordance with paragraphs (b), (c), and (f) for vessels... annually or as part of the biennial and mid-period inspections. ABS surveyor requested testing (lifting) of a tank PV valve. The PV valve initially attempted would not lift and the tankerman indicated that the PV valve did not operate by lifting and there was no diagram of the PV valves on board. After USCG found a diagram of the valves in the Operations Manual, the ABS surveyor requested a ladder and had each tank PV valve lifted to verify PV valves operation. 33USC1902(a)(5) MARPOL Annex VI/15.6.1

Thermal fluid heater was not operational. Prove proper operation of thermal fluid prior to carriage of cargo requiring use of thermal fluid. 46CFR61.30-20

For vessels with hazardous locations for which part 111, subpart, 111.105 is applicable, plans showing the extent and classifications of all hazardous locations. No hazardous location diagram, plan, or booklet was available for inspection. Provide hazardous location diagram. 46 CFR 31.35-1, 46 CFR 110.25-1 (i), (j) 46 CFR 111.105 46 CFR 31.10-1, ABS Steel Vessel Rules 4-8-4/5.3.2

Lifebuoy light battery attached to aft railing of pump engine/generator space is expired. Replace battery with approved screw post type battery. 46CFR199.190(f)(4)